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Congratulations Green Bay Packers on your victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. You overcame a lot of adversity and doubt to make it all the way, and you out-performed a very challenging team. I am glad to have been behind you all season (well, all seasons since I was old enough to know you). Thanks for a great season, and I’ll see you for many more. Again, congratulations Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers!

Based on a t-shirt that I own, I thought I’d make my announcement in a similar fashion. After not riding for over a month, I’m back on the bike.

My intention was to get out for an easy-pace ride for about 30 minutes. I definitely got 30 minutes in, but there wasn’t anything easy-paced about this ride after the first 5 minutes. Although I started off slow, it felt so good that instead of maintaining a slow speed, I decided to kick it up a notch. Perhaps I did that a bit too soon.

This is the official Brian Shah Web site. I consider myself an average joe that likes to write, especially about things that move me. Whether any of it makes sense or not is a different story.

This site is a way for me to share information about mysefl, my thoughtsÂ and my experiences, and my pictures.Â I intend to share updates on my life (as unexciting as it is) andÂ issues that I care about.

I also invite others to share their comments on my posts, but I require that you to keep it clean and non-defamatory. Personal attackes are not permitted. I want to maintain a safe haven for others to share their ideas, even if I disagree. That’s what democracy and free speechÂ are all about.

I found the following site through my friend Jasonâ€™s web site. Itâ€™s great for those math lovers that just love messing with numbers (Iâ€™m an occasional math geek myself, sometimes). It has many interesting articles and an RSS feed.

Last week, Wisconsin had its share of press. First, the Governorâ€™s budget included a provision that mandated Internet-media vendors to collect taxes for purchases downloaded by the Stateâ€™s residents (you know my position on this). Second, the killer of a federal judgeâ€™s husband and mother killed himselfâ€¦ it turns out that he was a resident of West Allis (a suburb of Milwaukee and one place I worked as an intern). Third, the State is considering allowing farmers to shoot feral cats (house cats that have adapted to live in the wilderness). Itâ€™s been a busy week.

So to add insult to injury, yesterday a 45-year-old man opened fire on churchgoers in Brookfield, Wisconsin (an affluent suburb west of Milwaukee). This tragedy resulted in four innocent bystanders that died on the scene and three that died after arriving at the hospital, four seriously injured people, and the manâ€™s suicide. Investigators are still trying to determine what motive the man had to shoot others. I personally abhor such an act, and hope this does not become some kind of twisted trend.

I donâ€™t know whatâ€™s next, but it looks like March in Wisconsin is off to a very bizarre start.